Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-03-10
THE wrrcH,s FATE.
A Cruel Prejudice OF Old Times More
Than Equailod Now.


Than Equailed Now.
Not many decades ago In this country the
people were excited over witchcraft Persons
suspected wore thrown into the water; II mol
witches, they would drown; IL they were
witches, they would swim ashore and would soa %
Not many years ago IL person wore taken
sick with advanced disorder OF the kidneys
the physician would pronounce the disease
Brighps disease, and when 30 declared ne re-
gatded his responsibility at an end, for med
ical authority admitted that the disease was
incurabe.
When the physician found patient thus
afflicted he would say, @Oh, slight attack of
He knew TO the contrary. But IL he could keep
his patient on h 8 hands for few months
he knew no would derive q great revenue from
his case, and then, whom the disease had pro-
crossed to certain stage, he would state tho
facts and rotire, oxOnerated from all blame.
But the error of surprising the disease in
durable has swayed the public mind long
after tho fact has ceased to be. But public
opinion has been educated to the true status
OF the case by those who have discounted the
incurability theory, and the public recognizes
and test fies to the fact that Warmers safe
cure is srecihc for this disease This has
been shown with thousands OF testimonials.
Upon referring TO them in our files We find
that 81, 600 reward will be given to any one
who can prove that 70 far as the manufactur-
ers know they are not genuine, and that hun
dreds of thousands similar in character could
be published il it were necessary.
This condition of things is very amusing to
the journalist who looks upon all sides of
every question. Proof should be accepted by
all, but prejudice fights proof for many years.
1t seems strange that when q proprietary
medicine Is doing the good that Warmers safe
cure is that the physicians do not publicly in
dorso it. Many OF them, We are toll, privately
prescribe it
A few years ago, as stated, when a man had
Bright's disease, the doctor boldly announced
it, because he thought it relieved him of re-
sponsibility.
To-day when prominent people are dying
land hundreds Of thousands OF common peo-
pie die of tho Same disease), we are told that
doctors disguise the fact that IL is Brght's dis
case OF tho kidneys, and say that they die of
paralysis, OF apoplexy, OF pneumonia, of con-
sumption, OF general debility, OF rheumatism,
| of heart disease, Of blood poisoning, or some
other of the names of the direct effects OF
kidney disease. They are not the real disease
| itself
We sometimes wonder il they avoid stating
| the real cause of disease for fear they Will
drive the public into patronage Of the only
| scientific proprietary specific for kidney dis
| eases and the thousand and one diseases that
| originate in inactive kidneys.
We do not believe every advertisement We
| read Some people perhaps may regard this
| article as an advertisement and will not he
| lieve it, but we are candid enough to say that
| we believe tho parties above mentioned have
| stated their case and proved 1t, and under such
| circumstances tho public is unwise If it is
longer inflreH""d nv adverse prejudice.